Should I get an X box-X or PC?

I will be getting either the newly announced X Box X which is 500$ or,
a $1,300 PC with a monitor included in the price.

My question is what's the better idea here.
I like X box games and haven't owned one since the 360.
On the other hand I am a Starcraft player and pc gamer as well.

Can I build something for around $1,200 that can destroy the X Box X?
If the specs would match up closely, I would probably lean towards an X box and save the cash and use my old laptop to play starcraft on.

Building a PC can give you a much better experience, especially if you pick balanced components.

Essentially, the three parts which will be the most important for speed are a solid state drive (SSD), your CPU and GPU.

Linustechtips have a good guide for assembling a machine at the $1000 price point, but you can use pcpartpicker.com to create your own part list, on which it will automatically check for compatibility problems and compare prices. If you want to save even more money, you can chose an AMD Ryzen 5 1500x cpu and an AM4 motherboard.